6 And when forty days had passed, Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,

7 and sent out a crow, which went out, and turned not again till the waters were dried on [the] earth.

8 Also Noah sent out a culver after him, to see if the waters had ceased then on the face of the earth;

9 and when the culver found not where her foot should rest, she turned again to him into the ship, for the waters were on all [the] earth; and Noah held forth his hand, and brought the culver taken into the ship.

10 Soothly when other seven days were abided afterward, again he sent out a culver from the ship;

11 and she came to him at eventide, and bare in her mouth a branch of an olive tree with green leaves. There-fore Noah understood that the waters had ceased or abated on earth;

12 and nevertheless he abode seven other days, and sent out a culver, which turned not again to him.